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| − | ''[[Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves]]'' is the title of many plays and pantomimes over the years.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | ''[[Ali Baba or The Forty Thieves]]'' is one of the most famous stories from the numerous versions we have of the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. , to which it was added by Antoine Galland in the 18th century. It has been the source for numerous books, plays, pantomimes, films and other media, especially for children.
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| − | Famous international stage versions of the story include ''[[40 Thieves]]'' (a pantomime performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 1886), ''[[Ali-Baba]]'' (an opéra comique, with music by Charles Lecocq, 1887) and the pantomime/musical ''[[Chu Chin Chow]]'' (1916). And of course there have been numerous films (see "Ali Baba" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba] for example.).
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| − | == South African stage productions ==
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| − | The story has been performed under a range of titles - below a chronological list.
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| − | 1878: Performed by [[Disney Roebuck]] as ''[[Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves, or The Fairy Brilliantina and Harlequin and the Magic Donkey]]'' (Taddei and Bottesini), in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town on January. Apparently it was a local adaptation under management of [[Sutton Vane|Mr Vane]], scenery by [[A. Cooper|Mr Cooper]]. Performed as a pantomime in December, 1877 and January 1878 at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town to huge success. An interesting "local" facet is that the curtain opened on a scene in [[Kreli's kraal]], with the chief and his warriors taunting "Sir Castle Brere" and his British Flag.
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| − | 1944: Presented by the pupils of the Ashley Street Primary School in Cape Town's [[City Hall]], 1944, decor by [[Sydney McKie]]. [[Carl van der Rheede]] as Ali Baba, [[Edna Young]] as his wife, [[Eric Titus]] as the Forest Enchanter.
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| − | Another pantomime version by [[De Wet Laubscher]].**
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman, F.C.L.]], ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. 1980: pp. 353, 364-6.
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| − | ''Trek'', 9(9):20, 1944.
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